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sundial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | horologe, timekeeper, timepiece |
Examples of sundial
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A South African dialist made the sundial using Fairview's exact global position.
From the tennessean.com
The sundial was Byzantine, presented by the Shakespearean actor, Robert Mantell.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To position a horizontal sundial correctly, one has to find true North or South.
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The style of the equatorial sundial is parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation.
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The sundial sits inside a center circle that is surrounded by garden quadrants.
From the thenewstribune.com
Sundial faces were crafted with 12 marks that separated the day into 12 segments.
From the dailyherald.com
This is the principle behind the armillary sphere and the equatorial bow sundial.
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The sundial is a central feature of the Howard campus in Northwest Washington.
From the washingtonpost.com
In a glade in Petts Wood, Kent, stands a sundial in memory of William Willett.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
- A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (also called its Gnomon, a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto a flat surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. ...
- The Sundial is a 1958 novel by author Shirley Jackson.
- (Sundialing) Andorra is a 2007 album by Caribou. The gatefold vinyl record release also features an MP3 download coupon for the album.
- (Sundials (song)) "Sundials" is the debut single by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released in 1997 by Johann's Face Records. ...
- A simple timekeeping device in which the shadow cast by a vertical pole or plate (the gnomon) is used to indicate the time of day
- (Sundials) observe the apparent rotation of the Sun around the Earth as their reference oscillation. They are observed with a solar tempometer.
- Device which uses the sun to tell the time, much-used as a garden ornament.
- A device that when properly aligned projects the shadow of the sun on a scaled surface, thus indicating the time of day.
